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Women Who Changed History Women Who Changed History . There are wonderful stories to explore about amazing women who changed the course of history, such as Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African-American female in space; Amelia Earhart, pioneering aviator; and Melba Pattillo, one of the nine students who volunteered to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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- #ClaimYourPlace this Women's History Month! October is Women's history month — An opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women and girls who have profoundly shaped our country and have claimed their place in history books. It is also the time to highlight not only those who have paved the way for us, but also the women and girls who continue to carry the torch every day.
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Women who changed the world F amous female authors – Authors and poets including Sappho, Jane Austen, Emily Bronte, Gabriel Mistrale and J.K. Rowling. Women’s right activists – Prominent women who helped promote women’s and civil rights. Including Margaret Fuller, Susan Anthony, Millicent Fawcett and Malala Yousafzai.
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Stanton, Elizabeth Cady Elizabeth Cady Stanton forever changed the social and political landscape of the United States of America by succeeding in her work to guarantee rights for women and slaves.
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Susan B. Anthony Born on Feb. 15, 1820, in Adams, Mass., Susan B. Anthony was a pioneer crusader for the woman suffrage movement in the United States and president (1892-1900) of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Her work helped pave the way for the Nineteenth Amendment (1920) to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote.
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- For Suffragette Elizabeth Cady Stanton, All Women Were Not Created Equal Elizabeth Cady Stanton is known for helping to launch the American women's rights movement, but she sometimes also got in the way of that cause. Historian Lori Ginzberg says Stanton often prioritized white, middle-class women over others — and that has had a lasting effect.
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- Elizabeth Cady Stanton (November 12, 1815 – October 26, 1902) was an American suffragist, social activist, abolitionist, and leading figure of the early women's rights movement.
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Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale, OM (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910), was an English nurse. She helped create the modern techniques of nursing. She became a leader of the team of nurses who helped wounded soldiers during the Crimean War. She was the first female to receive the Order of Merit, the highest honour awarded to a British person.
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- MADAME C. J. WALKER. The first woman in the United States to become a millionaire through her own work, Madame C. J. Walker (1867 – 1919) was a pioneer in the creation of cosmetics created specifically for black women.
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Susan B. Anthony Susan Brownell Anthony was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality, she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17. In 1856, she became the New York state agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society. In 1851, she met Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who became her lifelong friend and co-worker in social reform activities, primarily in the field of women's rights. In 18
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How Rosa parks changed the world Rosa Parks Bio Rosa Parks was born on February 4,1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. She was a seamstress and an activist. She died in 2005 at the age of 92. Her mothers name was Leona Edwards. What she did to change the world On December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks boards a city bus in Montgomery. She sat down in the middle of the bus.
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Black Women & The Suffrage Movement: 1848-1923 Women demanded suffrage as early as 1848. The Seneca Falls convention in July of 1848, brought together two hundred women and forty men, including feminists Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, to make the claim for full citizenship.
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40 Famous Women in History: Who They Are and Why Theyâre Important History has shown us time and time again that women can be every bit as successful as men but despite the things women have accomplished, discovered or invented, famous women in history don’t seem to be quite as well known as their male counterparts.he famous women in history on this list have done some truly incredible things and while you may recognize their names, you may not recognize what they’ve done.
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USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) Abraham Lincoln is remembered for his vital role as the leader in preserving the Union during the Civil War and beginning the process (Emancipation Proclamation) that led to the end of slavery in the United States.
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Women's History Month Women's History Month is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society.
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Ladies First: 31 Female Rappers Who Changed Hip-Hop Many female rhymers, from Queen Latifah to Nicki Minaj, have destroyed the proverbial glass ceiling to become legends in their own right. In celebration of women's history month, we're spotlighting 31 of the greatest female rappers of all time over a 31-day series, kicking off with an interview with MC Lyte.
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10 Most Famous Women In History 08 – Anne Frank. Anne Frank. Anne Frank was a young Jewish girl in the Netherlands.She kept a diary during the time when she and her family were hiding from the Nazis. Unfortunately she didn’t survive her time in a concentration camp, but her diary has become one of the world’s most widely read books.1 – Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe. Basically an icon. Marilyn Monroe, actress who was discovered while working in a World War II defense plant, epitomized a certain image for women in the 1940s and 1950s.
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- Discover women who have made a difference. Celebrate Women's History Month! Explore the history behind women's fight for the right to vote. Kid Reporters interview women in their communities who are making history.
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History of the Womenâs Rights Movement The women’s rights movement of the late 19th century went on to address the wide range of issues spelled out at the Seneca Falls Convention. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and women like Susan B. Anthony, Lucy Stone, and Sojourner Truth traveled the country lecturing and organizing for the next forty years.
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13 women who transformed the world of economics Take a look at 13 of the most influential. Edith Abbott (1876-1957) Born in Nebraska in 1876, Abbott took a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago, which was awarded in 1905, and worked at the London School of Economics afterward.
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13e. Revolutionary Changes and Limitations: Women Revolutionary Changes and Limitations: Women. Playwright, essayist and poet, Judith Sargent Murray (1751-1820) is considered one of the first public champions of women's rights in the U.S. The Revolutionary rethinking of the rules for society also led to some reconsideration of the relationship between men and women. At this time, women were widely considered to be inferior to men, a status that was especially clear in the lack of legal rights for married women. The law did not recognize wives' independence in economic, political, or civic matters in Anglo-American society of the eighteenth century.
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- Because of these women, we are all a little closer to gender equality. During Women’s History Month 2016, we are recognizing the women who have shaped Canada’s history— as activists, leaders, artists, academics, and entrepreneurs, to name a just a few.
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- Minnijean Brown Trickey (1941–) Minnijean Brown Trickey made history as one of the Little Rock Nine, the nine African-American students who desegregated Little Rock Central High School in 1957. The world watched as they braved constant intimidation and threats from those who opposed desegregation of the formerly all-white high school. Minnijean Brown, the eldest of four children of Willie and Imogene Brown, was born on September 11, 1941, in Little Rock (Pulaski County). Her mother was a homemaker and nurse’s aid during the crisis, and her father was an independent mason and landscaping contractor.
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13e. Revolutionary Changes and Limitations: Women Nevertheless, this new way of understanding elite women's relationship to the broader world began long-term changes whose later influence would be profound. For example, the 1790s saw the expansion of new kinds of books aimed for a female audience and often written by women.
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History of the Womenâs Rights Movement Elizabeth Cady Stanton, of course. 1  And Susan B. Anthony. Matilda Joslyn Gage. Lucy Stone. They were pioneer theoreticians of the 19th-century women’s rights movement. 2  Esther Morris, the first woman to hold a judicial position, who led the first successful state campaign for woman suffrage, in Wyoming in 1869.
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Historic Women List Antoinette Louisa Brown (1825-1921) Social reformer, abolitionist and suffragist, she was the nation's first ordained female minister, one of the first American women to attend college, and an author of books on evolution and social theory.